Operation You Are Enough

03/31/2026

For February’s Conservice Cares, I prepped fabric (washed, ironed and cut) for nine dresses for Little Dresses for Africa and fully sewed one dress. Thankfully I finished the one dress before cutting the other eight as after the dress was done I realized I’d misread the pattern and made it too small. But, I learned from that one and was able to complete the other eight dresses correctly.

I hadn’t prepared for February’s project like I had for January, and to avoid hitting any snags with my March project, I took the time to get everything ready. By the time I was ready to do my 2 hours of Conservice Cares a couple weeks ago, I had all the pieces cut out for the bread bags, and had the tag sewed in place for each one. Between my 2+ hours on a Friday, and some time the following Sunday and Monday, I was able to complete 25 bead bags for Beads of Courage. I still have labels and cards for another 25 bags, so I’ll work on those over the next several months so I can send all 50 in at one time.

Check out Little Dresses For Africa- Main Headquarters and Beads of Courage to find ways you can serve.

01/24/2026

Last week I was able to do my two hours of service for work and finished 35 washcloth soap sacks to go with the 6 I crocheted earlier in the month. I hope to crochet a few more to meet my goal of 50 soap sacks, and get more bars of soap to fill them before I get the box in the mail.

If you are looking for an easy service project for yourself, your family, youth group or whatever, S.A.C.K: Supporting A Community with Kindness would be perfect. The completed soap sacks can be donated to the organization or to your local food pantry or homeless shelter. So checkout

While this group will be donated to S.A.C.K. I plan on reaching out to some local food pantries and make some more to donate locally.

01/03/2026

Mahatma Gandhi said "The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others”, and this is something I have found to be true. Whenever I find myself struggling and feeling overwhelmed, taking some time to do something for someone else has helped me to take a step back and reset my focus.

Thankfully, each month I have the opportunity to do 2 hours of service through my work. The last several years I’ve made medical play dolls for Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake, paracord lanyards for Operation Gratitude, ornaments for Operation Ornament, and indexed records for Archives.gov

For 2026 I have decided to focus my 2 hours (plus many of my own off the clock hours) on a different organization each month:

Jan - Sewing Soap Sacks for S.A.C.K
Feb - Sewing dresses for Little Dresses for Africa
Mar - Sewing bags for Beads of Courage
April - Sewing bears for Dolls of Hope
May - Sewing stuffies for Little Lambs Foundation
Jun - TBD for Soldiers’ Angels
July - Making pocket hugs and color journals for Crayons to Classrooms
Aug - TBD for Huntsman Cancer Institute
Sep - Making christmas ornaments for Operation Ornament
Oct - Sewing hats for Sassy Caps
Nov - Coloring pictures for Color A Smile
Dec - Crochet squares for Project Chemo Crochet

Find some way to serve others this year whether it be helping in your community, making items to help those in need, even just picking up a piece of trash you see in the parking lot.

Check out JustServe.org for some ideas.

"No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted." - Aesop

12/25/2025

12/22/2025

Sending love to the ones who are quietly carrying more than they ever let on.

To the ones holding it together when it feels heavy.

To the ones grieving, missing, worrying, and hoping in silence.

To the ones who feel lonely, unsupported, drained, or stretched thin.

To the caregivers, the providers, the ones stressing over bills while still showing up with love.

You are seen.
You matter.
And you are not alone,
even on the days it feels
like you are. 🤍🤍🤍🤍